REN AND YI are basic terms in Confucian thought. Ren is often translated as "benevolence" or "humaneness," and yi as "propriety" or "rightness"; in combination, the expression ren-yi refers to the...

CONFUCIANISM IN KOREA. While Confucianism did not achieve status as a dominant thought system in Korea until the founding of the Yi dynasty (1392–1910), the introduction of the Confucian classics to the peninsula predates the common era. In the...

Korean Confucianism is the form of Confucianism developed in Korea. One of the most substantial influences in Korean intellectual history was the introduction of Confucian thought as part of the cultural exchange from China. Today the legacy of...

This paper examines Korea's contemporary family system and demography in the context of the Confucian tradition and recent socioeconomic changes mediated by Western Influence. In portraying changes the composition, function and structure of the family of today, the discussion contrasts it not only with...

Confucian Statecraft and Korean Institutions: Yu Hyongwon and the Late Choson Dynasty. By James B. Palais. (Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1996. Pp. vii, 1279. $65.00.) Reform is a catch word that every society visits and revisits. Choson Korea is no exception....